September 5, 2015

Third Visit to the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale/大地の芸術祭、三度目の訪問

On Friday, September 4, I visited the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2015 for the third time. Here are some of the highlights.

９月４日（金曜日）、大地の芸術祭2015に行きました。これで三度目です。印象に残ったものを紹介します。

I had lunch at Kiyotsuya, N-077, located in the Kiyotsu Warehouse Museum.

昼食は、清津倉庫美術館にある「きよつや」N-077で食べました。

Only 50 of this bento are available on each day. It was already 12:20, and I didn't expect to be able to buy one. I was the 47th customer who bought the bento, and the last three were sold by others before I finished mine. Someone told me that this particular bento was very popular, selling like hotcakes. Glad I came here on Friday, not Saturday or Sunday.
毎日、このお弁当は50個しか売っていません。すでに12:20だったので、私は買えるとは思っていなかったのですが、このお弁当を買った47番目のお客になりました。残りの３個も私が食べ終える前に売れていました。このお弁当はとても人気があり、飛ぶように売れるそうです。土日ではなく、金曜日に来て良かったです。

950 yen. A little bit pricey, but worth the money, I suppose. No drinking water was available for free, so I bought a PET bottle of hoji cha (roasted green tea) for 200 yen.
950円。ちょっと高めですが、その価値はあると思います。無料の飲用水がなかったので、ほうじ茶のPETボトルを買いました（200円）。

Naturally, I thanked the staff before leaving the restaurant by saying, "Gochisousama deshita!"
もちろん、お店を出る前に、「ごちそうさまでした！」とスタッフの方々に言いました。

Here's a message from the restaurant.

お店からのメッセージ。

The ingredients are indicated on the back of the bento box, as well as the additives.
弁当の原材料名と添加物が書かれています。

It was one of the most satisfying meals I've ever had while in the Echigo-Tsumari Art Field.

越後妻有アート―フィールド内で食べた中で、最も満足のいく食事の一つでした。

I later unfolded the sheet of paper folded into a hexagon, and found more information about the ingredients of the bento.

5 comments:

It is great to be able to go to events like that. I too would be glad to go on a weekday rather than a weekend. Also, I didn't know that kiwi were called "sarunashi." Monkey apple? What an interesting name!

I've been reading your blog for a few months now, and I really enjoy it! This exhibition has been wonderful. It will be sad to see it end. The bento looks like it was so delicious, and it was also really beautiful. Thank you for sharing it with us.